Organizations have adopted the key tenets of agile at all levels of planning and decision-making. In constant and rapidly changing environments, organizations need to respond to opportunities.

The Agile Extension defines three planning horizons:

• Strategy
• Initiative
• Delivery

The planning horizons are a framework to shift perspective between long- term strategic decision-making and the immediate needs of customers. Each planning horizon describes the longevity and impact of decisions, and feedback loops, to allow practitioners to synchronize activities and manage business imperatives. Customer expectations and needs feed into:

• Strategy
• Target markets
• Product portfolio decisions
• Product roadmaps
• Product lifecycle investments

Each planning horizon includes a feedback loop to help the team learn and make informed decisions.

• The organization mission and vision
• The business strategy
• Initiatives and outcomes

The Individual Initiative Horizon includes:

• Product vision
• Product roadmap
• Release plan

The Delivery Horizon includes:

• The iterative plan
• The daily work plan